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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox 31.2/33.0 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown function of the component BasicThebesLayer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on integrity.
The weakness was presented 12/02/2014 by Byoungyoung Lee, Chengyu Song and Taesoo Kim as mfsa2014-89 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-1594 since 01/16/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:
(...) a bad casting from the BasicThebesLayer to BasicContainerLayer, resulting in undefined behavior. This behavior is potentially exploitable with some compilers but no clear mechanism to trigger it through web content was identified.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79693 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2014:1919)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195690 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Thunderbird Vulnerabilities (USN-2428-1)).
Upgrading to version 34 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99066) and Tenable (79693). See 68306, 68307, 68308 and 68309 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 79693
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2014:1919)
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OpenVAS ID: 703090
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3090-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Upgrade: Firefox 34
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: mfsa2014-89
Researcher: Byoungyoung Lee, Chengyu Song, Taesoo Kim
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1594 (🔍)
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X-Force: 99066 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird BasicThebesLayer unspecified, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1031286 - Mozilla Firefox Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 47386 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote Unspecified Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 71396 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird CVE-2014-1594 Security Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 12/03/2014 10:31Updated: 02/27/2022 13:18
Changes: 12/03/2014 10:31 (84), 06/13/2017 08:45 (2), 02/27/2022 13:11 (3), 02/27/2022 13:18 (1)
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